Episodes

  • TRRS 02-18-26 #ChatLivesMatterDay -- Social Media Is A Helluva Drug & More

    TRRS 02-18-26 #ChatLivesMatterDay -- Social Media Is A Helluva Drug & More
    Feb 18 2026
    Today’s show dug deep into the addictive architecture of modern platforms — the dopamine loops, engineered outrage, algorithmic amplification, and the psychological toll of endless scrolling.

    We explored how social media mimics the behavioral hooks of casinos and chemical dependency, from intermittent reward cycles to blue-light disruption and attention fragmentation.

    But this wasn’t just a cultural conversation — it was political. We examined the recent Thomas Massie reporting from Politico, including the controversy surrounding claims that he offered his vote in exchange for public praise. The broader question: in an age driven by clicks and clout, is political leverage becoming performative currency?

    We also had the press brieifing in hour 2 so if you missed it, not anymore
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    2 hrs and 9 mins
  • TRRS 02-13-26 SCHUMER SHUT DOWN 3.0? -- The SAVE Act Shenanigans & More

    TRRS 02-13-26 SCHUMER SHUT DOWN 3.0? -- The SAVE Act Shenanigans & More
    Feb 14 2026
    Shutdown brinkmanship returns as the SAVE Act collides with Senate politics.
    Is this Schumer Shut Down 3.0 — or just more Capitol Hill theater?
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    1 hr and 59 mins
  • TRRS 02-11-25 Headline vs. Reality

    TRRS 02-11-25 Headline vs. Reality
    Feb 11 2026
    Today on The Rick Robinson Show:

    📊 Jobs numbers vs. revisions
    ✈️ The FAA’s “deadly force” airspace warning
    🏈 California’s Super Bowl tax twist
    🎙️ Bill Maher and pandemic-era hindsight

    Headlines move fast. We slow them down.
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    1 hr and 59 mins
  • TRRS 02-09-26 Why Economists Are DUMB & More

    TRRS 02-09-26 Why Economists Are DUMB & More
    Feb 10 2026
    1 hr and 1 min
  • TRRS 01-30-21 The Friday News Explosion Has Happened!

    TRRS 01-30-21 The Friday News Explosion Has Happened!
    Jan 30 2026
    Epstein Files DROPPED Don Lemon arrested Trump, authorizing a race for America Birthday and so much more, all on this episode
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    1 hr and 58 mins
  • TRRS 01-26-21 The Winter of Discontent Part 2,

    TRRS 01-26-21 The Winter of Discontent Part 2,
    Jan 27 2026
    On the continuing saga Rick has dubbed The Winter of Discontent, the GOP is marshalling its surrender monkey caucus because deporting illegals and battling commies is too hard or something.

    Rick takes a deep dive into all the news over the weekend. The GOP is lining up to fold, and only you ladies and gentlemen can stop them.
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    1 hr and 58 mins
  • TRRS 01-23-26 The Quiet Shift

    TRRS 01-23-26 The Quiet Shift
    Jan 27 2026
    2 hrs
  • TRRS 01-21-26 #ChatLivesMatter The Great Reallignment & MORE

    TRRS 01-21-26 #ChatLivesMatter The Great Reallignment & MORE
    Jan 27 2026
    1 hr and 59 mins